Life-saving device for ships and the like



June 24, 1930. N, GRAHCH 1,766,021

LIFE sAvING DEVICE FOR SHIPS ANDTHE LIKE Filed April 17. 1929ODOOOOOODOOODOo QOOOO GQOBOOOO 00000000 000000 D0 IN VEN TOR.

' between the l lis internally threaded as atV 26 overV af por'- Y Ytion of its lengthfor' engaging theth're'ads 24 upon the thirnble v21,the loWer end of the` YCap nut being flangedfoutwardly to provide fanVannular V rini 27 disposed adjacent-"the cabin floor With V'thegasket191 interposed riin '27 and cabin vfloorto fpro-` f videa'vvatertightjoint.A

the. invention; it is nbelieved that.` the ,iconii finutsj2, thenvunserewi'ng the nuts 20 Yfroinf theblts llv and atv'vhich time' saidb'o'lts jean be forced `downkvvard-ly intofthe housing l5: Thev cap nuts25arev then immediately', engaged With the Vthimblefs, Q'lrg'to' ,closevthe open-ing 13 in ytheicabinr iior'softhatno I y ,WaterWillbeperinitted toent'ert'h'eCabin. :yg-:Theloating eabinzinay beeasilyand quicklyseparated the ship *assigning the- "desiredy number vot boltstoda single peson for operation,` permitting the` Cabir'i' to lfloa't,to vthesurfaee of the Water, should the ship Ysink orlbe otherwiseine.e'tp'ac'itatedf The` Y i eon'neetion betWeen' the` bolth'eadl2-"and,AV vthiinble 5 leornprising:the bore'9 of Con- V'figuration'similar to vthe'bolt head hlds the bolt` against ifotationV duringapplication and the prefe'rrd'f'ernbo'diinent ofjth'e' invention,

it isf' 'neverthelessfo n be understodfthat l minor changes may vbe madetherein v'fith'o'ut departing freni the f spirit and -sopfel'of the thelike,V the tambi-ration, eine@ Ship: body; of aflo'ating'feabinfseetionldetaehably `:`o`i'1` Y neted'. toIv the i ship bdy,=i the"eo'nieetion" comeV 1 prisinga pluralitvof bolts 'entend-n" yep-j;

lation i en f a 3. 10() testimony Whereoflalixfiny signature. Y

nienke, the Combination with@ Shiebqdy; 'i i of 'a Vfloating cabinvYsectionV detaohablygfeonf lneeted to the shipbody,` the Aconnectioninoluding aplurality ofvbolts `extending'. up-V VWardly ythrough theship deekfand Cabin'v floor with the head offeaeh -bolt beingofvv'polygonal formation and disposed;` below the snip'desk,meansgasseeineawith each' i bolt head anchored to rthe lower sideof this i 1 ship deeljmperniittingvsliding movement of Yassoeiatednie'ans; ai nut threaded o n the upthiinble: and havingWiththe eabiniioor. Y

theboltand"holding the'sanie against rota-1 tion,"jwatertight hoodforrthe bolt head and` erelid Yof .each bolt Withinthe cabin, Qa ethiinble surrbuildingA the Vbolt end and nut andaba-p nut detaehabl'yengaged' Withthe e Y a-Watertight connection'l 3. In a life savingdevieeships'eand f i235 the'v like, the combination Withfa ship body,

of aV floating cabin seetion detachablyy con;

Yneeteol to the ship'E body, the connection in'-`Y v cluding a.plurality1 oit` xbolts extending upf:l

Hoor With .the boltheads disposedbeloyvrthe Ship dechmeans anchored t0'the Ship deck: and engagedvwith thebolt'heads to hold the` ffii'. the,100.1?.headS,V ai retaining; Hubba, the f upperu end ofV each Jboltengaged; with the cabin floor, a thirfnbgle Linelosing thefnutlandaneh'oredtothe eabinjiioorfand af cap nut bolts againstrotation,arwatertight pover;V

detaehably engaged .e-Wifah' the Vthirnble and having 'K a watertightVconnection` with the NICOLA GRABICH: l

floor zandflav,eapnit threaded onti the watertight:

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